Ames Manufacturing Company Machine Shop is a historic building located at 9 Springfield St in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1860 in the Greek Revival style, designed by Charles W. McClallan. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ames Manufacturing Company Machine Shop (CHI.526)
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Ames Manufacturing Company Machine Shop is a landmark in Chicopee, Hampden County. It is one of 3,654 landmarks documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1493, -72.6069 near Chicopee. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ames Manufacturing Company Machine Shop (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ames Manufacturing Company - Building #1, Chicopee City Hall, and Ames Manufacturing Company Building.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Ames Manufacturing Company factory at 5-7 Springfield Street in Chicopee, whose oldest surviving buildings date to 1847, was the home of a nationally important maker of swords, tools, cutlery, and cast bronze and iron work. Brothers Nathan P. and James T. Ames moved their business to the Chicopee River in 1829, and the firm became one of the Union's most important suppliers of side arms, swords, and artillery during the Civil War. Its foundry also cast noted bronzes, including the doors of the U.S. Capitol's Senate wing and Daniel Chester French's Minute Man statue at Concord. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and its largest buildings have since been converted to residences.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
“Ames Manufacturing Company Machine Shop” names 2 distinct records in Hampden County. This page is the landmark in Chicopee. The others:
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